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The Basic :: Spanish Language Course

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The Spanish Basic Course in Latin American dialect prepares students to function effectively in conversations. Pronunciation, inflection, and intonation are heavily stressed. The text material has accompanying phonetic spellings written in Spanish.

Units 1 - 15 introduce gender present tense verbs whose infinitives end in "ar," "er," and "ir," the irregular verbs "estar," "se," and "haber," adjectives, possessives, present perfect and present progressive forms, and object pronouns.

Units 16-30 present supplemental readings, past tenses, irregular verbs, and reflexive pronouns.

Units 31-45 introduce nominalized verbs and adjectives, numbers, past progressive and present subjunctive verb forms, days of the week, months, and colors.

Units 46-55 drop the phonetic spellings, introduce past, past perfect and present perfect subjunctives, conditional tenses, and passive voices, and noun-forming suffixes.

Spanish I

Level I - Units 1 -15

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Spanish II

Level II - Units 16 - 30

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Spanish III

Level III - Units 31 - 45

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Spanish IV

Level IV - Units 46 - 55

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Spanish Basic Combo Package

Includes All Four Levels

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Monday, Feb 08, 2010

Spanish Telecom May Seek To Charge Search Engines (WebProNews)

Mon, Feb 08, 2010 22:15:35 CST
http%3A//www.webpronews.com/
The CEO of Spanish telecom company Telefonica might soon try to obtain some money from Google and its rivals. Cesar Alierta said today that search engines' popularity creates something of a burden for his organization, and that he'd like Telefonica to share in their profits. As reported by John W. Daly , Alierta told Spanish newspaper El Pais, "Search engines use our network, without paying
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Spanish King arrives in Lebanon to inspect UN Troops (EARTHtimes.org)

Mon, Feb 08, 2010 17:55:31 CST
http%3A//www.earthtimes.org/ - 4 hours 20 minutes ago
Beirut - Spanish King Juan Carlos arrived Monday in Beirut on a two-day visit to Lebanon during which he will inspect Spanish troops serving with UNIFIL in southern Lebanon. The king is accompanied by Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos.
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Novavax ends negotiations with Spanish drugmaker (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Mon, Feb 08, 2010 16:52:20 CST
http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/ - 5 hours 23 minutes ago
Drugmaker Novavax Inc. said Monday it ended negotiations with Spanish drugmaker ROVI Pharmaceuticals, which was planning to seek approval for Novavax's flu vaccines in the European Union.
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Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort: The Spanish Presidents (The Huffington Post)

Mon, Feb 08, 2010 15:46:37 CST
http%3A//www.huffingtonpost.com/ - 6 hours 29 minutes ago
Many questions remain open at this time. Will President Zapatero call an early election? Will he run for a third term? If not, who will be his successor? Will his successor be the Spanish Obama?
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Spanish Inquisition: Dillinger Escape Plan (Metal Hammer)

Mon, Feb 08, 2010 15:18:51 CST
http%3A//www.metalhammer.co.uk/ - 6 hours 57 minutes ago
Have you got an evil question for mathcore pioneers, the Dillinger Escape Plan? Send them in to chainmail@futurenet.co.uk with 'Dillinger Escape Plan Spanish' in the subject or leave one in our comments section now.
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Library reaches out to Spanish speakers (The Yuma Sun)

Mon, Feb 08, 2010 02:19:57 CST
http%3A//www.yumasun.com/ - 19 hours 56 minutes ago
Irene Guzman has long been familiar with the Spanish refrain "!Si se puede! !Si se puede!" Today she can repeat it in English as well: "Yes I can! Yes I can!"
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Sunday, Feb 07, 2010

Briton caught up in drug sting is held in Spanish jail for more than two years (MalaysiaNews.net)

Sun, Feb 07, 2010 18:15:05 CST
http%3A//feeds.malaysianews.net/ 1 day 4 hours ago
Trevor Wade, 65, has been held in a Spanish prison since September 2007 awaiting trial after being caught up in a British-led drug sting. Photograph: Fabio De Paola A man caught up in a multimillion
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Mallorca moves above Sevilla in Spanish league (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, Feb 07, 2010 18:15:05 CST
http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/ 1 day 4 hours ago
Mallorca kept up its bid for a Champions League spot with a 1-0 victory over Villarreal in the Spanish league on Sunday as Sevilla lost 2-1 at Zaragoza. Jose Carlos Nunes' 82nd minute header from Julio Alvarez's cross gave Mallorca its 10th league win of the season in the Ono Estadi, to maintain its unbeaten home record.
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School secretary axed for speaking Spanish (UPI)

Sun, Feb 07, 2010 18:15:05 CST
http%3A//www.upi.com/ 1 day 4 hours ago
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A former North Carolina school secretary, fired for speaking Spanish in violation of the school's no-Spanish rule, has sued the school district, records show.
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Spanish Football Summaries (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, Feb 07, 2010 18:15:05 CST
http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/ 1 day 4 hours ago
MADRID (AP) -- Summaries from the 21st round of the Spanish first-division football league (home teams listed first): Sunday's Games Athletic Bilbao 3, Xerez 2 Athletic Bilbao: Iker Muniain (3), Fernando Llorente (65, 85). Xerez: Vicente Moreno (11), Mario Bermejo (41). Halftime: 1-2. Attendance: 35,000. Malaga 0, Deportivo La Coruna 0 Attendance: 21,000. Osasuna 1, Tenerife 0 Osasuna: Carlos
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Taiwan Firms Own NT$33.78 Billion In Spanish, Portuguese,Greek Assets (Fox News)

Sun, Feb 07, 2010 12:33:12 CST
http%3A//feeds.foxbusiness.com/ 1 day 9 hours 42 minutes ago
Taiwan Firms Own NT$33.78 Billion In Spanish, Portuguese,Greek Assets
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Spanish Fork urged to OK false-alarm fee (Deseret News)

Sun, Feb 07, 2010 02:15:23 CST
http%3A//www.deseretnews.com/ 1 day 20 hours ago
SPANISH FORK - False alarms are costing taxpayers far too much, Spanish Fork Police Chief Dee Rosenthal says, and he's
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Spanish: Undermanned Real Madrid stifles Espanyol, 3-0 (Sports Illustrated)

Sun, Feb 07, 2010 02:15:23 CST
http%3A//sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ 1 day 20 hours ago
MADRID (AP) -- Real Madrid beat Espanyol 3-0 to stay in touch with Spanish league leader Barcelona, which beat Getafe 2-1 despite playing mostly with 10 men on Saturday.
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Saturday, Feb 06, 2010

Spanish Leading Scorers (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, Feb 06, 2010 23:02:40 CST
http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/ 1 day 23 hours 13 minutes ago
MADRID (AP) -- Leading scorers Sunday in the Spanish league (penalties in parentheses): Lionel Messi, Barcelona, 16 (1) David Villa, Valencia, 15, (1) Gonzalo Higuain, Real Madrid, 12 Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Barcelona, 11 (1) Roberto Soldado, Getafe, 11, (3) Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid, 9 (1) Diego Forlan, Atletico Madrid, 9 Sergio Aguero, Atletico Madrid, 8 Aritz Aduriz, Mallorca, 8 Luis Fabiano
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Spanish labour reform plan gets tepid welcome (Independent Online)

Sat, Feb 06, 2010 10:15:40 CST
http%3A//www.iol.co.za/ 2 days 12 hours ago
Spanish government proposals for labour reform have received a lukewarm reception at home after a pensions blueprint also fell flat.
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Teenage Spanish matador faces 6 bulls (AP via Yahoo! News)

Sat, Feb 06, 2010 10:15:40 CST
http%3A//news.yahoo.com/ 2 days 12 hours ago
A 16-year-old Spanish matador is taking on six bulls in one afternoon in a dangerous feat usually attempted only by seasoned veterans.
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Appleton Area School District hears proposal for bilingual elementary charter school that instructs in both Spanish ... (The Appleton Post-Crescent)

Sat, Feb 06, 2010 10:15:40 CST
http%3A//www.postcrescent.com/ 2 days 12 hours ago
APPLETON An elementary school that delivers instruction in both Spanish and English may be Appleton Area School Districts next charter school.
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Local Schools say 'si' to Spanish (Battle Creek Enquirer)

Sat, Feb 06, 2010 09:40:17 CST
http%3A//www.battlecreekenquirer.com/ 2 days 12 hours 35 minutes ago
At Wattles Park Elementary School, about two dozen fourth-graders sat at computers, "dressing" five cartoon children, choosing from shorts, T-shirts, jackets and long pants. To choose the appropriate clothing, the students had to read about the weather -- in Spanish.
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Hug holds off Spanish Springs (Daily Sparks Tribune)

Sat, Feb 06, 2010 08:03:17 CST
http%3A//dailysparkstribune.com/ 2 days 14 hours 12 minutes ago
A key third-quarter spurt propelled the Hug Hawks to a 47-44 road victory over Spanish Springs in High Desert League boys prep basketball action Friday night.
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Spanish Springs wrestlers win third straight HDL title (Daily Sparks Tribune)

Sat, Feb 06, 2010 08:02:07 CST
http%3A//dailysparkstribune.com/ 2 days 14 hours 13 minutes ago
The Spanish Springs wrestling team continued its recent run of High Desert League dominance. The Cougars did so in style, posting a 38-29 win at home against Reno to cap a perfect HDL dual season and run its streak of conference crowns to three.
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Friday, Feb 05, 2010

Spanish Minister of Culture Opens El Greco Exhibition at the Center for Fine Arts in Brussels (Art Daily)

Fri, Feb 05, 2010 18:16:05 CST
http%3A//www.artdaily.com/ 3 days 3 hours 59 minutes ago
Spanish Minister of Culture Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde (2r), together with members of SEACEX tour the exhibition at the Center for Fine Arts in Brussels. EFE/Horst Wagner.
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Spanish king to pay Lebanon two-day visit (The Daily Star Lebanon)

Fri, Feb 05, 2010 18:16:05 CST
http%3A//www.dailystar.com.lb/ 3 days 3 hours 59 minutes ago
Spain's King Juan Carlos begins a two-day visit to Lebanon next week during which he will inspect Spanish UN troops stationed in the country, a Lebanese government official said on Friday.The king, who arrives on Monday, will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, and will be hosted by President Michel Sleiman at a state dinner in his honor, said the official, who requested
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Spanish PM downplays Obama's decision to skip summit (MalaysiaNews.net)

Fri, Feb 05, 2010 15:36:22 CST
http%3A//www.malaysianews.net/ 3 days 6 hours 39 minutes ago
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS/EFE) Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said 'it's not a problem' that President Barack Obama decided not to attend the European Union (EU)-US summit set for May in Madrid.
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Worst contraction of Spanish economy for decades (EuroNews)

Fri, Feb 05, 2010 14:02:39 CST
http%3A//www.euronews.net/ 3 days 8 hours 13 minutes ago
There is more bad news for the Spanish government, already reeling from stock market falls. Latest figures show the economy contracted by 3.6 percent last year, the worst result in decades.
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Greek, Spanish, Italian, Irish 10-Year Government Bonds Advance (Bloomberg)

Fri, Feb 05, 2010 06:15:22 CST
http%3A//www.bloomberg.com/ 3 days 16 hours ago
Greek, Spanish, Italian and Irish 10- year government bonds opened higher. The yield on the Greek security fell 3 basis points to 6.65 percent as of 7:46 a.m. in London, and the Spanish 10-year yield declined 2 basis points to 4.11 percent.
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Martinez denies Spanish link (Footy Mad)

Fri, Feb 05, 2010 06:15:22 CST
http%3A//www.footymad.net/ 3 days 16 hours ago
Manager Roberto Martinez has pledged his future to Wigan Athletic amid speculation linking him with a return to Spain with Espanyol. The Spanish coach is reported to be wanted by the Barcelona-based club should they fire under pressure current incumbent Mauricio Pochettino.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-05 08:17 Spanish stocks - Factors to watch on Friday (Interactive Investor)

Fri, Feb 05, 2010 06:15:22 CST
http%3A//www.iii.co.uk/ 3 days 16 hours ago
MADRID, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Friday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy: IBERDROLA, ACS Spanish utility Iberdrola will renew its board of directors in March, but will continue to block Spanish builder ACS from joining the board, Expansion said on Friday, citing
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Chili's in Spanish Springs to close next week (Reno Gazette-Journal)

Fri, Feb 05, 2010 06:15:22 CST
http%3A//www.rgj.com/ 3 days 16 hours ago
Chili's Grill & Bar in Spanish Springs will close next week, officials said Thursday.
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Atletico Madrid thrash Santander in Spanish cup semi-final (MalaysiaNews.net)

Fri, Feb 05, 2010 06:15:22 CST
http%3A//www.malaysianews.net/ 3 days 16 hours ago
Madrid, Feb 5 (DPA) Atletico Madrid virtually booked their tickets for the Spanish King's Cup final Thursday by thrashing Racing Santander 4-0 in a one-sided semi-final first leg.
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